Queen Zhen

Empress Wen Zhao Zhen

Empress Wen Zhao Zhen (January 26, 183 - August 4, 221), whose name is unknown, is said to be

Chen mi (f ú)

In fact, there is no record. Known as Mrs. Zhen in history, she was born in Wuji County, Zhongshan County (now Wuji County, Hebei Province), and was the daughter of Zhen Yi, who was ordered by CAI. The wife of Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei Dynasty, and the biological mother of Cao Rui, Emperor Ming of Wei Dynasty.

Zhen's father died at the age of three. In the middle of Jian'an period, Yuan Shao was the second son and Yuan Xina was his wife. In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), Yuan Xi was appointed governor of Youzhou, and Zhen stayed in Jizhou to serve Yuan Shao's wife Liu. In the ninth year of Jian'an (204), Cao Cao led the army to capture Yecheng. The Zhen family was accepted by Cao Pi because of its incomparable appearance and was very favored. He gave birth to his son Cao Rui and his daughter Cao Shi (Dongxiang Princess). In the first year of Yankang (220), Cao Pi succeeded to the throne of Wei. In June, he led the army to the south, and the Zhen family was left in Yecheng. In the first year of Huangchu (220), Cao Pi became emperor. Liu Xiejin, the Duke of Shanyang, offered his two daughters as Cao Pi's concubines. Empress de Guo, Li Guiren and Yin Guiren in the harem were all favored. The Zhen family became more frustrated and revealed some words of resentment. Cao Pi was furious. In June of the second year of Huangchu (221), he sent an envoy to kill Zhen family and buried him in Yecheng. In May 226, Cao Pi was seriously ill and made Cao Rui, the son of the Zhen family, the prince of Pingyuan.

After Cao Rui ascended the throne, he posthumously named empress Wenzhao. In December of the fourth year of Taihe (February 17, 231), Emperor Cao Rui buried the Zhen family in Chaoyang mausoleum.

Life of the characters

Doctor in boudoir

Born on January 26, 183 (Ding you, December 5, Guanghe), the Zhen family is a descendant of Zhen Han, a Han Dynasty Taibao. Zhen Han's father-in-law, Boshan Hou kongguang, was the 14th grandson of Confucius and the son of Confucius, the Supreme Master. He was a senior general, prime minister, Taifu and Taishi. He was an assistant minister of the four dynasties. He was virtuous, proficient in Confucian classics, and a supreme minister. He was respected by Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, Emperor Cheng and Emperor AI of Han Dynasty. Later, he was appointed as the teacher of Hanping emperor Liu Heng as a famous Confucian in the world. As a result, the children of the zhenhanhe family became officials in the imperial court, and they were trusted by Wang Mang because of their aptitude. Zhen Feng was promoted from a local official to a minister in the Imperial Palace, and then became an official to Da Sikong, who was honored by Guangyang Marquis and Guangxin Duke; Zhen hanguan was honored by Da Sima, who was honored by Chengyang Marquis and Chengxin Duke, and then served as the Han Dynasty's Taibao, who was in charge of the world's military power; Zhen Feng's son, Zhen Xun, was appointed as a servant and Beijing Zhaoyin; Zhen Xin, known as "four Zhen", became a new nobleman in the imperial court, powerful and limitless Since then, the Zhen family has become a powerful family in Zhongshan, inheriting the prefecture level official position of two thousand stone salary for generations.

Zhen's father, Zhen Yi, once served as Cai Ling. His mother, Zhang, was from Changshan. He had three sons and five daughters. His eldest son, Zhen Yu, died early. His second son, Zhen Yan, was appointed as a general and served as Qu Liang Ling. His third son, Zhen Yao, also served as Xiao Lian. He had four elder sisters, named Jiang, Tuo, Dao and Rong.

Every night when she goes to bed, her family seems to see someone covering her with jade clothes. Everyone is very strange about this. When she was three years old, her father, Zhen Yi, died. The young Zhen was very sad because she missed her father. Her precocious wisdom made people at home and around her feel more different from others. After that, Liu Liang looked at Zhen and other children of Zhen Yi. Liu Liang pointed to Zhen and said, "this girl will be very valuable in the future." From small to large, Zhen is not easy to tease. When she was eight years old, there were acrobats on horseback outside the yard. Her family and several elder sisters all went to the attic to watch, but she didn't go. The elder sisters were surprised and asked her, and she replied, "is this what girls see?" When Zhen was nine years old, she was very fond of reading and was knowledgeable. As long as she read the articles, she could immediately understand them. She also wrote with her brother's pen and inkstone many times. Her brother laughed at her and said, "women should learn from female workers. What's the use of studying? Do you want to be a female doctor in the future? " Zhen replied: "in ancient times, women waiting for virtue had to learn from their predecessors' experience of success or failure, so as to warn their own fate. If you don't read, what can you use for reference? "

Relief in the countryside

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and there were years of famine. In order to make a living, the people sold their valuable things one after another. At that time, the Zhen family had a lot of grain reserves and took the opportunity to buy a lot of gold and silver treasures. At that time, Zhen was only a teenager. Seeing this situation, he said to his mother, "it's not a good strategy to seek treasure in troubled times. Everyone is innocent and has a good conscience. This is the so-called death due to wealth. Now that many people are starving, it's better to open a granary and provide relief to the neighbors. This is a virtue that benefits all people. " The whole family thought that what she said was reasonable, so they distributed all the food to the neighbors free of charge.

When she was 14 years old, her second brother, Zhen Yan, died. She was very sad. She treated her widowed sister-in-law with respect and humility. She helped her take care of her family from time to time, and took good care of her children. Zhen's mother is strict in character and often requires her daughter-in-law to follow strict rules. Zhen advised her mother several times: "unfortunately, the second brother died early, and the second sister-in-law was widowed at a young age. She had to take care of the children left behind. Although she is a daughter-in-law, she should love her like her own daughter." Her mother was moved to tears when she heard her words, and then she let her and her second sister-in-law walk around from time to time, living together and having a very close relationship.

During the Jian'an period, Yuan Shao married the Zhen family for his second son Yuan Xi. In the third year of Jian'an (199), Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan and appointed his husband Yuan Xi as the governor of Youzhou, while the Zhen family stayed in Yecheng to serve his mother-in-law Liu.

Remarriage for virtue

In 204 A.D. (the ninth year of Jian'an), Yecheng in Jizhou was conquered by Cao Cao, and the Zhen family was accepted by Cao Pi, Cao Cao's son. At that time, there was a saying: Cao Cao conquered ye, Cao Pi advanced Yuan Fu, saw a young woman with disheveled hair, dirty face, hiding behind Mrs. Liu crying, Cao Pi asked who she was, Mrs. Liu replied: "it's Yuan Xi's wife." Then Cao Pi helped her put up her bun and wiped her face with a handkerchief. She was very beautiful. After that, Mrs. Liu said to Zhen, "now don't worry about being killed!" So Cao Pi accepted the Zhen family and loved them very much. There is another saying: Mrs. Liu and Zhen are sitting in the lobby together. When Cao Pi entered yuan's house, he saw Mrs. Liu and the Zhen family. Because of fear, the Zhen family put her head on Mrs. Liu's lap. Mrs. Liu had her hands tied up. Cao Pi asked, "why does Mrs. Liu want to do this? Let your daughter-in-law raise her head. " Mrs. Liu picked up Zhen and asked her to look up. Cao Pi saw that she was so beautiful that she was pleased with her. After hearing Cao Pi's thoughts, Cao Cao married Zhen for him. After she married Cao Pi, Zhen was good at spoiling Cao Pi for several years and gave birth to her son Cao Rui and daughter Cao Shi (Dongxiang Princess).

Zhen encouraged Cao Pi's concubines to strive for progress, and comforted and enlightened those who didn't. He often advised Cao Pi at leisure banquet that "in ancient times, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor flourished because of many wives and concubines. Therefore, the husband should also accept more virtuous and beautiful women to make the offspring prosperous. "Cao Pi was very appreciative. After that, Cao Pi wanted to expel Ren's family. Zhen asked Cao Pi to say, "Ren's family is a well-known member of the local party. I can't match her in morality and beauty. Why should I expel her?" Cao Pi said, "Ren is impatient and not gentle. She didn't resent me once before, so she sent her. "Zhen cried and insisted," I am respected by you. Everyone knows that it is because of me that Ren was expelled. My parents-in-law will say that I am selfish, but I will be spoiled. I hope you can reconsider it! " Cao Pi did not listen, but insisted on dismissing Ren.

In 208, Cao Chong, Cao Cao's beloved son, died. Cao Cao presented him as a riding captain, and employed the dead daughter of Zhen's family as a concubine. He married Cao Chong and was buried together. Cao Cong, Cao Cao's son, was adopted as his successor.

How old are you

In July of the 16th year of Jian'an (211), Cao Cao marched to the West. On the way, Mrs. Bian was ill and stayed in Mengjin. Cao Pi and the Zhen family stayed in Yecheng. At that time, Mrs. Bian was ill, and Zhen couldn't take care of her in time. She was so anxious that she couldn't eat and sleep, and often cried secretly. The servant told her that Mrs. Bian was well, but Zhen still didn't believe it. He said, "madam is at home. She often has old problems. She has to recover for a long time every time. How can she recover so quickly this time? You must be trying to comfort me. " So I'm more worried. After that, Mrs. Bian wrote back, saying that she had recovered, and Zhen was relieved.

In the first month of the 17th year of Jian'an (212), when the army returned to ye, the Zhen family went to meet her. When they saw Mrs. Bian, they were filled with sadness and joy, and the people around them were deeply moved. When Mrs. Bian saw that Zhen was so concerned about herself, she couldn't help but shed tears. She also said, "is my daughter-in-law afraid that my last illness will be as hard to heal as before? I'm just a little sick. It's just a minor illness. I'll be fine in more than ten days. You see, I look good. " Then he sighed, "what a filial daughter-in-law!"

During the Han and Wei dynasties, it was a custom for housewives to worship at banquets. When Cao Pi was the son of the world, he once entertained all literary officials and ordered his wife Zhen to pay homage. Wu Zhi and Liu Zhen were sitting with him at that time. Other guests bowed their heads to Zhen, but Liu Zhen didn't pay homage. On the contrary, he looked down on Zhen. Cao Cao heard about it and severely punished Liu Zhen. At first, he was sentenced to death. Later, Wu Zhi was exempted from the death penalty and assigned to a hard labor millstone Chao Ge Chang, later moved to Yuan Cheng Ling.

In the 21th year of Jian'an (216), Cao Cao went to the east to invade Sun Quan. Mrs. Bian, Cao Pi, Cao Rui and Princess Dongxiang all followed him. At that time, Zhen's family stayed in Yecheng because of illness. In September of 217, the 22nd year of Jian'an, the army returned to Yecheng. When Mrs. Bian's maidservants saw that Zhen's face was better than before, they asked her strangely, "madam, you have been separated from the two children for so long, don't you miss them,

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